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jennifer tesch said her daughter came home singing these lyrics. our backs ache, our skirt are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. both parents objectd. she said the team and the cheer leading association wouldn't budge. then voted her daughter off the squad. >> i don't even think that i could continue them removed us from the organization. it's i don't think i have anyway to fight that. and at this point i don't know if i would ever want go back any way. ultimately if they think it is to know remove a 6-year-old from the te, i wouldn't want my daughter in that organization anyway. >> the tesches say their daughter may look into gymnastics now that cheer leading is no longer an option. >>> some d.c.tudents most at risk for obesity got a step-up lesson in staying fit. children's hospital sponsored this event for a group of middle students from area of the city with higher rates of childhood obesity. the children were taught how to move in a different way that would be more fun and would help them stay fit. another event planned forex
jennifer tesch said her daughter came home singing these lyrics. our backs ache, our skirt are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. both parents objectd. she said the team and the cheer leading association wouldn't budge. then voted her daughter off the squad. >> i don't even think that i could continue them removed us from the organization. it's i don't think i have anyway to fight that. and at this point i don't know if i would ever want go back any way. ultimately if...
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. >> jennifer, remind our audience again of the lyrics to this cheer that you found so offensive and the first time that you heard it. >> the first time i heard it was a few weeks ago after my daughter came home from practice and she told me one of the cheers and the lyrics are, our back's fake, we shake our booties from left to right. at that point i was just kind of in shock and right away, the next day i addressed it wit the coach and the general manager of th wolverines. >> what did they say to you. >> at that time the general manager was kindf like, well, we have been doing it they way for years. the coach said she really doesn't have any power, she wod take it to the general manager, she would like me to address it with the general manager, but since she doesn't have any of the power, we'll see what they say. th came back the following day and at that time, shesaid, you know, they have been doing it that way for 20 years t board is aware, so you can either have your daughter sit out or that's it. now, she also told me that the cheers were mandated at that time by the associatio
. >> jennifer, remind our audience again of the lyrics to this cheer that you found so offensive and the first time that you heard it. >> the first time i heard it was a few weeks ago after my daughter came home from practice and she told me one of the cheers and the lyrics are, our back's fake, we shake our booties from left to right. at that point i was just kind of in shock and right away, the next day i addressed it wit the coach and the general manager of th wolverines....
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jennifer. >> nothing more to say. >> jennifer, how has this been for kennedy? because so much about being a little kid these days is about inclusion and we talk about bullying and acceptance and all of these other issues and a lot of this is coming into play here. >> it is. and, you know, right from the get-go, i had told her how i felt about the cheer. you know, that i didn't think it was right for little girls to say. so, she understood that. you know, when i finally told her the other day that, you know, they kicked her off the team, you know, i made sure to know it was nothing she did. she wasn't being punished. just that people are mad and mommy and daddy. and, you know, because of that, we were going to have to not be be able to go back. >> kennedy, do you still want to be o on a cheerleading team. >> uh-huh. >> yeah, you still do? when you were doing it, was cheerleading fun? >> um, i don't know yet. >> you don't know yet. >> i don't know. >> she's so cute, she's absolutely precious. >> thank you. >> mom, help me understand this. do you want to pursue th
jennifer. >> nothing more to say. >> jennifer, how has this been for kennedy? because so much about being a little kid these days is about inclusion and we talk about bullying and acceptance and all of these other issues and a lot of this is coming into play here. >> it is. and, you know, right from the get-go, i had told her how i felt about the cheer. you know, that i didn't think it was right for little girls to say. so, she understood that. you know, when i finally told...
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good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> jennifer, let me ask you again. what specifically upsets you about that cheer? >> it's the three lines. our back aches. our skirts are too tight. our booty shakes from left to right. it's inappropriate. it's suggestive. it's outdated. it's stereotypical. i think it brings down the morale and the spirit of cheering anyways. all three lines, encompassing, just makes it inappropriate. >> and you were a cheerleader, too, at one point, right? >> i started in the wolverines organization. >> you have been around it. duane, did you have a problem with it, too? >> yeah. i didn't think it was appropriate for 6-year-olds to be saying the cheer. >> so, it's obvious you have a problem with it. you both do. so, why not have your daughter either not participate with that particular team? or not take part in that cheer? >> well, they wanted her to sit out. and i thought that was singling out a 6-year-old. all i wanted was a discussion whether this was appropriate or not. i had suggestions for words. i thought it was going to be a s
good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> jennifer, let me ask you again. what specifically upsets you about that cheer? >> it's the three lines. our back aches. our skirts are too tight. our booty shakes from left to right. it's inappropriate. it's suggestive. it's outdated. it's stereotypical. i think it brings down the morale and the spirit of cheering anyways. all three lines, encompassing, just makes it inappropriate. >> and you were a cheerleader, too, at one...
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. >> jennifer now says she's not sure if she want her daughter to participate in cheerleading next year and is looking into gymnastics, instead. >>> is the pope being targeted by terrorists while in london? we have shocking details of a new investigation. >>> plus, joaquin phoenix made headlines with that whacky appearance on david letterman. now we know the real reason why he was acting so weird. morning ? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. with new bayer am. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotel
. >> jennifer now says she's not sure if she want her daughter to participate in cheerleading next year and is looking into gymnastics, instead. >>> is the pope being targeted by terrorists while in london? we have shocking details of a new investigation. >>> plus, joaquin phoenix made headlines with that whacky appearance on david letterman. now we know the real reason why he was acting so weird. morning ? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with...
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jennifer began treatment immediately. and after 11 months, we are happy to report she is back at work. cancer free. and now she is being honored at the annual dream ball last night here in new york city, jennifer griffin joins us along with the ball's m.c., actor and personal hero of mine, the old spice pitch man, isaiah mustafah. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> how you doing? >> i'm doing great. i'm doing great. and i didn't -- 12 days from now, will have been when i was diagnosed so this has all -- >> what a year. >> incredible year. 17 rounds of chemo. five months ago i was bald. this group look good, feel better that sponsored the dream ball last night essentially saved my life. they taught me how to draw in eyebrows when i had no eyebrows. they taught me how to rock a wig, how to wear make-up to overcome the look of chemo effects and i really think any woman who is going through this and is going through chemotherapy should sign up for a look good, feel better wor
jennifer began treatment immediately. and after 11 months, we are happy to report she is back at work. cancer free. and now she is being honored at the annual dream ball last night here in new york city, jennifer griffin joins us along with the ball's m.c., actor and personal hero of mine, the old spice pitch man, isaiah mustafah. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> how you doing? >> i'm doing great. i'm doing...
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police would soon learn that jennifer hawk pettitte had been strangled. she and one of her daughters sexually assaulted. in chilling testimony, dr. pettitte described how he was beat within a baseball bat and then tied to a pole in the basement. he said the suspects yelled to him, quote, don't worry. it is all going to be over in a couple of minutes and it was. dr. pettitte managed to free himself through a basement door and minutes later the house was on fire. his wife and two daughters dead. hays pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and murder. around 10:00 a.m., the suspects race out of the driveway in the family's suv. as smoke billows from the back of the home, the suspects slam into police cruisers. only then do officers realize the situation was much more urgent than they had thought. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> breast cancer drug under the microscope as early as today the fda could yank back approval of avastin and some patients say it robs them of the medicine that may have saved their lives. that grew stronger through the crisis. when some los
police would soon learn that jennifer hawk pettitte had been strangled. she and one of her daughters sexually assaulted. in chilling testimony, dr. pettitte described how he was beat within a baseball bat and then tied to a pole in the basement. he said the suspects yelled to him, quote, don't worry. it is all going to be over in a couple of minutes and it was. dr. pettitte managed to free himself through a basement door and minutes later the house was on fire. his wife and two daughters dead....